| The search for the mother: narcissistic regression as a pathway of mourning in childhood. | |
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PMID: 482464 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Previous observers, following Freud's formulations in Mourning and Melancholia, have disagreed over the question of whether the child can mourn. To support the thesis that the child does mourn but in a different way from the adult, the author focuses on the importance of the child's identification with the lost love object, the narcissistic regression, and the associated autoerotic activities. Clinical material is presented from the analysis of a latency child and of an adult, both of whom lost their mothers during childhood. |
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Authors:
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J M Perman |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Psychoanalytic quarterly Volume: 48 ISSN: 0033-2828 ISO Abbreviation: Psychoanal Q Publication Date: 1979 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1979-11-29 Completed Date: 1979-11-29 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0226661 Medline TA: Psychoanal Q Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 448-64 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adult Child Grief* Humans Identification (Psychology) Male Masturbation Mother-Child Relations* Narcissism* Object Attachment Psychoanalytic Interpretation* Psychosexual Development Regression (Psychology)* Transference (Psychology) |
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